[jamesnmlaw]

Was in Barnes & Noble this past Saturday (obligatory w/wife). In the car section was a book for tuning Miatas similar to the Porsche book for tuning. Looked pretty interesting.

The local PCA (Roadrunner Region) has a DE where Corvettes are invited to test straight line speed v. turns. Porsche and Corvettes usually have similar times. However, Miatas consistently run a little better at every DE but aren't classed w/Porsches (Porsche only rule).

The older Miatas, like yours, are light and well sorted, good torque, good power to weight. Add a $1,000 of aftermarket and you've got a fun commuter ride and a nice w/e DE car. I've talked to Mazda DE drivers and some'll say the auto is almost preferred.

SCCA has a Miata class, I think.